Spontaneous Resolution of a High-Power Blue Laser Pointer- Induced Maculopathy: A case report

Abstract

A fifteen-year-old boy appeared at my clinic with impaired vision in his left eye to 20/70 following a brief exposure to a high power class  IVb blue laser pointer. A mirror at a distance of one meter reflected the beam for two seconds onto his left eye. He reported having a left  eye with a central black spot and a blurry vision. A sub-internal limiting membrane (ILM) haemorrhage near the fovea was discovered  during a fundus examination. of the left eye was identified as a red, well-circumscribed patch in the foveal area. The optical coherence  tomography (OCT) scan verified the existence of bleeding beneath the ILM layer. The central fovea of the left eye's fluorescein  angiography showed a little early transmission deficiency without late staining. A relative central scotoma was discovered by perimetry in  the left eye. Both eyes' anterior segments appeared normal. The fundus examination of the right eye revealed normal results. The  haemorrhage was completely cured and the visual acuity recovered to 20/20 seven weeks later. These devices need to be properly   warned of, and children shouldn't have unlimited access to them.